Major League Baseball Player. Born in Mishawaka, Indiana, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the New York Giants on August 12, 1925. For nineteen seasons, he played with New York Giants (1925-37) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-43). He was a member of the New York Giants World Series Championship team in 1933 and concluded his career with a record of 217 wins, 146 loss, 186 complete games, 30 shutouts, 13 saves, 870 strikeouts and a 3.51 earned run average. After his playing time, he was manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, (1943-45). He died of a heart attack at age in 78 in Yucca Valley, California.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Mishawaka, Indiana, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut for the New York Giants on August 12, 1925. For nineteen seasons, he played with New York Giants (1925-37) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-43). He was a member of the New York Giants World Series Championship team in 1933 and concluded his career with a record of 217 wins, 146 loss, 186 complete games, 30 shutouts, 13 saves, 870 strikeouts and a 3.51 earned run average. After his playing time, he was manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, (1943-45). He died of a heart attack at age in 78 in Yucca Valley, California.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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